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Sustained Selling Effort To accomplish the best results in . business siistained selling effort is needed, and this means steady adver- tising. =. « 1 Fromm whanme s Rain in south ”Prion? I“; . snow in north portion mlfight’ probably Saturday; moderate a and southeast winds. VOL. XXII-No. 148 THE JOHNSTOWN DAILY REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 1911. PRICE TWO CENTS .; ao sew RG FDR -* gin Wit .. First Annual Banquet of Men of the Lucas & Kennedy 66 000 Wi Factory Great Success--\Heart to Heart\ Talks 'From the Firm Touch a Responsive Chord in Employes--Splendid: Menu, Delightful Music, ' Good SpééchesT-Handsome Decorations Indicate Christ- . mas Season-Banquet t yoon» 'That a spirit 6% absolute harmony rand good will exists between the proprietors and workmen of the Lucas & Kennedy glove factory, where the well known '\Luken\ gioves are made, was demonstrated ._ beyond the shadow of a doubt last ~ syening, when, after the speeches de- . livered by the members of the firm. | céss in the Chicken Business.\ o Be Made Annual Affair. wams wane how well they enjoyed it was shown . by the insistent encore to which he was compelled to respond, and his every appearance during the evening ; was similarly received. '\'he toastmaster then called wpon | 'the junior member of the firm, Mar- tin hennedy to speak on \My Suc- Mr. «t 'the first annual banquet of the | Kennedy took this hearers into his ' male employes, which was heli at the factory, three cheers were given for the \Luken'\ gloves, and the men who produce tiem. They were not grujging cheers either, but were the ®pontaneous outpourings of men who knew thet when the junior member | of the firm stated that 'he believed that co-operation between the opera- «ives and those who direct its busi- - meses aftairs had spelled \Success' in large letters, he meant what he said. It was one of the pleagsimtest social . events 6f the kind ever held among the projucers of fine gloves in Ful- ton county, and may well be- emulat- ed by other similar e~ olishments. The Lucas & Kennelly factory is unusually well ajapted to an affair . of the kind. Across the entire eas- tern end of the building extends a room about sixty feet by forty, used as a cutting room, and this had been turned into a banquet hail. Prac- tically every trace of its usual pur- pose had been obliterated and it made an ideal place for such a gathering. The committee hai displayel un- vusuel skil ani faste in the decom- tions and one had only to glance abt the wnlls to kmow that It was Crratmas time and severil nation- alities had united in a Yuletide cele- bration. Christmas bells hung from - the co'l'ne, and were suspended in rows above the long table That con- tr-ined covers for between seventy- five ani one hundred persons. ,. Chwictmas trees eraced different parts of the room, while festoons of red, vi{*s and bine fell in graceful folds. The white curtrins hat been drawn gcross the windows and the room was briflisntlvy lighted, making a strong eontragst between the ever- greers that entwined ithe summorting ant the flags that decorated the walls. -Of course Old Glory held - Ema most mrominent place, but the Union Jack. and the national colors of Trav and Frome, which were proureai with it. showed that home tieg were still dear to many of the men. Added to this \Luken\ ban- nerg and nennonts were everywhere In evi'{ence, and the color combina- tion. referted 'by the brilliant Tights, made a sreme of beauty long to be remembered. * From the very bocsinning it wos a secson of anoi And it covrld not heln being. for Caterer Psirick Fleming bad provided .a menu that would have been a temnta- tion even to the most cloved palate, gnd when the sivnal to be scated was : fAna'lvy given,. the men found there places more than willingly, It would be ile to attempt a deseription of the viands. It is enough to say that they were faultlessly eookei and most «crpably servel. That there was more than an abundance and 'hot the caterer could not have given better nor been more * hightv complimented. The following was the menu: Litken Soup. Roast Tur®ew. Dressing. GNlet Gravy. :- Cranberry Sauce. Kennedy Chicken, Marylant Dressing. Cook Bec. Brown Gravy. Green Peas. Parker Mashed, Potatoes. Windsor Sweet Potatoes. Poilet Parsnips. Celery. Cabbage S*lad. Salmon Salad. Escalloped Oveters. White Bread. Yidd'sh Bread. Olives Sweet Pickles. Ice Cream. Cake. Oranges. Bananas. Maliga Grapes. Svreet Cider. Beautolay Wine. Choteaux la Pomune. Bott'sd Stroh, Green River. Cigarettes. Cigars. While the men were assembling and during the banauet, the \Luken\ orchestra, unjer the direction of Prof, Gould'ng, renjered selections. When the goo things had been well taken care of, W. B. Brown, chair- man of the general committes, by whose sile were seated E. J. Lucas and - Martin - Kennedv. - composing the firm, rapped flor order. He con- gratulated the mon, the caterer and all the committees upon the success . of the first annual banquet of the Luken\ family, and his intimation that it was to be a yearly event was received with acclamations of do- light. He sail that the men anpre- ciated the honor e* having the mem- bers of the firm with them, and it wos very apparent that in- saying@ that he wos expressing the senti- ments of all - After a few not sy marks in a similar ve'n he ip'ro'uc- od Harry Arnol l, who s inz .+ mates.\ - Althoush +n emplove of ca» $y nee fof tL Onice. (64. Arne'd's fel- in> - wo'hwren 'aad nover tfers had the prividege of hearing him sinz, and confidence regarding his struggle | with hens that refused to lay, in such a way as to excite their profoundest sympathy. 'Then adopting a more serious vein he said that he consider- ed the idea of the banquet a splendid glad to co-operate with the men in carrying it out. < It was the first ban- .the firm, he could say that he hoped become a yearly event. He felt that one of the very best things that could on an occasion of that kind and have a gooi time. He believed that the spirit of the firm and its employes spirit was essential as a business pro- position. Unléss there was co-0pera- tion no business could be a success. 1 No trade required labor so bighly skilled in all departments as the manufacture of gloves. He felt that skilled labor in all departments and that fact, and the spirit of co-opera-~ tion was what enabled the firm to pro'uce such high class goods. No matter how much one person might | a success unless the same spirit was manifest. in all. factory was a success, and the firm was glad to acknowledge the part | which the employes had in making it such. He complimented the men on the very fine banguet, and proposed the toast of \A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.\ Mr. Kennedy eat down amid the most feeling @pplause and then a very artistic duet was given by Carl and claronet, after which B. M. Grant,. Jr., spoke very briefly on \The Press.\ * 'There is no nvore popular man in the \Lyken\ factory than the senior partner, E. J. Lucas, and at this point the men took it upon themselves to demand an appearance on his part. He finally responded to their wishes for a cornet solo, which 'he played with all his old time skill, but they were not through with him, and re- fused to be satisfhfed without a speech. floor and made a few remarks that went right to the men's hearts. He said that he was a glove cutter, not a talker, but be could say that he did not believe that any factory in skillful and devoted force in every department. There was seldom any trowble between the firm and its em- ployes. It was the oabjegt of the for- mer to make the best gloves in the county. and it realized it could not do that with the hearty and intel- ligent eo-operation of the working forces. This it felt it had and was elai to acknowledge the fact. - He spoke at some length along these lines, expressed the thanks of the firm for the invitation to be present and when be ended, three cheers for \Peddy\ were given with a will. After the orchestra bai given an- other selection, Mr. Arnold sang the \Log; Chord,\ and followed with a selection in (which joined in the chorus. | Frank Ger- maria wes heard in a vocal solo in the Italian tongue, and followed with a French gong, both of which were fine efforts. Then there was more music by the orchestra and a general social time, \Hat Drink and Be Merry,\ men on entering the door. being car- ried out in letter and spyrit. The idea of the banquet originated with Harry Arnold and Arthur S. Ackernecht, who have been agitating the matter for months. aly reached a definate stage commit- tees were appointed, William A. Brown being made general chairman, with the following sub-committees: Menu-Windsor, E. Lucas, Brown, - Benoit, Gardent. Music-OCharles Jenner. Arnold, Cooke, Gramaria, E. Jenner. mecer tion-Gorce, ker, Carsa. Loucks. Tecornting--LeGrange Diano, Pol- lari, Wheadon, Ackerknecht. Parker, Ackerknecht. De- felirkted the banqueiers was com- rose of the following pieces. under lin. - Prof - Goulding: | cello, Louis Caris ty '. den tie io nner! rato le ae Fred Lewis, and E. Bem ain: mmo. Ered bos Cull a>. jth pi J mes Yonl. the icios- + pr sent . a+ to Un o New f oa e ta from tao puipGro. 6, olis for \p apc tof rl \P> one and the firm had only been too | quet in the factory, and speaking for | 'it was just a begiuning and would | happen to all was to get ftogether | wis co-operation, and that such & the \Luken'\ factory 'had the most | 'try to do work right, it could not be - The output of the | Schnipp and C. Jenner on the flute . Mr. Lucas finally took the Fulton county h14 a better, and more | the gathering the motto that greeted the | When it fin- | The 'Luken\ orchestra which sq] the direction of Prof. Goulding: Vio- , KEvangolisti; bass, Max Heiwer; fHute, | Iaitorn t. Chares Jen- ~ JOHN BIGELOW, AMERICA'S GRANDEST \GRAND CLD MAN\ WAS BURIED TODAY New York, Dec. 22.-Under a gray sky from which a drizzling rain de- scended, men and women, represen- George's Episcopal church over the body of John Bigelow, whose long life as a diplomatist and author end- ed here on Tuesday last. Previous- ly to the ceremony at the church, brief services, attended by members of the family only, were held at the 1 old Bigelow residence in Gramercy Park. church. Spon after Andrew Car- negie and General Daniel E. Sickles left the house the church was well - Alled. The service was read by Bish- op Greet. A - Stores in Highland Falls were closed today and the villagers plan- ned to meet the train and escort the ' lb'o'dyrto the cemetery. + m FANG 077 N IMMIGRATO New York, Dec. 22%.-One of the greatest slumps in immigration ever recorded at the Port of New York is being written into the records at Ellis island during the closing days of the year. Already the records show that nearly 300,000 fewer im- migrants have landed there up to the present time than for the cor- cations are, Commissioner Williams figures for the year. tide of humanity is lower now than at any time since 1908. With the tide at its ebb, every ship leaving for Europe is crowded dred steerage passengers on the wharf because of inability to find ac- commodations aboard - for - them. During the first ten days of Decem- ber, 1910, 13,706 third class pas- sengers sailed for Europe; this year, 25,345. - Outbound nearly fifty per cent class passengers this last. * Here aro the figures that tell the story: Year. 1911 1910 more year Arrivals. Departures. 781,058 486,794 ....... 1,002,083 309,724 1909 ....... 1,068,422 280,628 1908 ..... Aon, Tas 654,238 1907 337,511 1906 ...... 1,229,585 333,005 The figures for 1911 are incom- plete, having been computed only until December 1, and all figures re- fer to third class passengers only. TARIEF EXPERTS START On WOOL SCHEDULE Washington, Dec. #22%.-Republic- an members of the ways and means committee, summoned by Represen- tative Sereno E. Payne of New York, former chairman of the committee, today began the preparation of a re- vised wool tariff schedule based on the report of the tariff board and the message of President Taft. President Taft having pronounced the report of the board as the most | scientific series of statistics ever as- { sentbled on the subject, the admin- 'dstration and Republican leaders in the house have determined to draft a bill founded entirely upon the duia of the report. - With this bill they will z0 before the couniri. republican nombers of the com- pittee who began work on the bill vere Payne of New York, DalzeH of Pennsy I vemis. M.Call of Cit -acuur 5 High of Sepe Bapgra a. Portov of Ajehigan and t oi Uhiv. GARVEY ACQUITTED - OF TAXICAB MURDER New York, Dec. 22.-Justice Mar-l- cus on motion of counsel for Martin Garvey, who has been on trial for | ordered the jury in the the murder of Adolph Stern, the jeweler's clerk, who was the victim of the \taxicab murder\ in July last, criminal branch of the supreme court to re- ding 1 1910 and indi- | / responding period Ih $10 and indi ' The jury returned a verdict as di- states, that there will be a reduction . of thirty per cent or more from 1910 ; The incoming _ RAILROAD OFFICIALS third | than . bated te de turn a verdict of acquittal today. rected and Garvey was discharged. 'The court ordered the defendant's acquittal on the ground of reason- able doubt, sustaining the conten- tion of counsel for the defense that the identification of the pyisoner as the murderer had been weak and mas 1 f 1 as never before. One vessel sailing , unsatisfactory. a couple of days ago left five hun-; He added, however, that the prosecution had done all it could under the circumstances. AND EMPLOYEES AGREE New York, Dec. 32.-Trolley mo- tormenand conductors in nine cities of the state east of Syracuse are af- tected by the new working agree- ment signed here by representatives of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Em- ployes and the New York State Rail- ways. A separate agreement has been signed covering the operation of the trolley lines in Syracuse and Schenectady. 'The agreement Signed by Presi- dent William D. Mahon for the Em- ploves association and Presilent An- drews for the Railway compan ap- Plies to the lines controlled hy the company in- Albany, Troy, Utica. Rome, Yonkers, Little Falls, Herki- mer, Cobleskill and Catskill | The most important concession, from the employes standpoint, is the railway company's promise that it will not oppose the organization of its men in places where the association now has no- local- unions. | The- agreement holds until May 1. 19114. It pro- vides for a board ofarbitration con- sisting of the presidents of the Rail- way company and the Employes as- sociation, or. their representatives. and a third member 'to he chosen in case they eannot agree. | The ques- tion of wages will he arsitrated when existing agreements expire aGED EIMVTOR DEAD. Dee. 22.0 Mir. El Cleveland. U., rey V. Averys, aged 67, elitor of the 'I'm u. If srominen «ork neve. =I vars cbcigl prper of the DaugiC Am gean Rosolmt cn ofd in ebub an boodiw sdenal of heart foflire waco - oneteciro oof ate wid anord f mua bet ed tas ofice Clove the first comin classed to public office in Ohio. NEREASES In STATE) Albany, Dec. 2%.-As a result of the steady increase in smallpox in the state health department has made preparations for sending special lit- erature, together with an appeal to thehealth officers and physicians of western, central and southern Now York, urging their co-operation in the afforts of the state authorities to stay the progress ofthe spread of the disease. While the situation at present is not alarming the state health department says it will soon be so unlessthere is an improvement through strict quarantine, general vaccination and efficient disinfection. One section of the state seriously in- fected is comprised of Tompkins. (Chenango and Broome counties, while a less serious epi- demis prevails in Cattaragus, Wyom- ing. Allegany and Erie counties.. While in only a few instances 1s thedisease severe, its presence is ex- tensive and apparently steadily in- creaging.© Commissioner Porter of general administration of vaccination in the afflicted sections and the ad- jacent counties. Commissioner Porter believes that if every person who has not been successfully vaccinated during the past seven years would submit fo this procedure, smallpox would dis- appearthroughout the state within a period ofthirty days. AEROPLANES TO HAVE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY Washington. Dec. 22.--Memtbers of the army signal corps aro await- ing with interest tests of the new wireless equipment for aeroplanes which was shipped yesterday from the laboratory of the signal corps here to Augusta, Ga..\ the winter boadquarters of the aeronautical arm of the cotps. It is believed that the new apparatus. which was worked out and perfected by the signal of- [ficers in the laboratory here. will , mark a great stride in wireless sig- ; ualling from air craft. é With the perfection of the sending I 1 I U and receiving anparatus the principal problem nos before the officers is the focaron of the \antennae.\ As un experiment the \antennse'\ will b> placed firs: on «Be four &' the emis of the olines dProelf is gueer 00s compec crf i)) puss tiahins up «bout Mibo d ospeaqee is 41 otaingts suit caso ta v <2 tms out 36 Th 6 roby ibe sb obl0 h a ausdl gou- vPu[ur® . ci he aeroplane. costs 1s tatives of New York a generation ago, gathered in Stuyvesant Square | today for the funeral services at St. |* J. Pierpont Morgan, a pall bear- | er, was one of the first to reach the i came in, and before the cortege had | several counties of New York state, - Cortland, | the health department has urged the | PERSIAN CABINET - EVERY DEMAND IN THE TUM OF NOVEMEER 20 COMPLIED WITH INCLUDING DISMISSAL OF SHUSTER American C‘ifiz'én, Recommended to Persian Government by President Taft As Right Man to Rearrange . : try, Has Been the Storm Center of the Entire Trouble. ' Teheran, Persian cabinet has given to the Rus- sian minister, S. verbal assurances of its intention to comply with the demands of the Rus- sian ultimatum. London, Dec. $1.-The Persian i legation here anhounced at noon to- day that Persia had granted the Rus- sian demands.: The British foreign office shortly | jafter noon received official confirma- ] tion from the British minister at Teheran that Persia had yielded be- | fore the Russian threats and had granted all the demands contained ber 29. These included the dismis- sal of W. Morgan Shuster, the Am- erican who has been acting astreas- urer general of Rersia since June Mast. . The Russian ultimatum to the | terms of which Persia has now ac- ceded was delivered to the Perglan government by the Russian minis ter at Teheran on November 29. It : demanded besides the dismissal of ' Mr. Shuster an apology from the Per- sian government on account of its in- terference; with the property of Per- sians under Russian protection and also the payment of an indemnity to Russia for the expenditure she had. 1 meurred in sending troops on to Por- sian territory. The national coun- cll declined at first to comply with : Russia's demands although the cal- | inet was inclined to do so. Yester- day Ruseia threatened to order the advance of the 4,000 troops of all arms stationed 'at Kasbin, 96 miles from , Teheran, unless Persia ceded within 24 hours. Further discussion of ae duestion at issue between the members of the Permian capinet and. the national council evidently led the ~ | latter to gee the advisability of- yéeld- | ing to Rusgla's demands. The crisis | 'is thus ended unless popular opinion in Persia leads to resistance. W. Morgan Shuster, Jr., who is the - central figure in the Russo-Pergian crisis, is a young citizen of Wash- ington who was formerly in the Unit- ed -tates customs service in Cuba and 'the' Philippines for a number of years. He was recommended 'as treasurer-general for Persia by Pres- ident Taft when the Persian govern» ment expressed its desire to have some one to put its finances in order. . .is endeavors to root out corruption ‘ and to levy and collect the taxes without favoring any one led to in- terference by the Russian govern- | ment and the demand for his dis- missal. DEPARTMENT BOTHERED BY SOUVENIR HUNTERS. Washington, Dec. 22.-Sentimen- talists and souvenir hunfers as well as town governments and patriotic | organizations have been pouring re- quests into the navy department ree cently for relics from the ill-fated battleship Maine. As the depart- ment has no authority for disposing of any part of the vessel, of course all requests to date nave been turn- ed down. No attempt has yet been made to ascertain just what parts wreck might be available to 'be giv- en away, although it has been sug- gested that such articles as the staff. gun mounts, guns, whistles and even the bell would make interesting adornments for the headquarters of patriotic «organizations or the naval museums. - The department is await- ing upon action of congress before making any plans for the disposition of the wreck. ‘ MRS. HETTY GREEN LEASES PROPERTY. Chicago, Dec. 2%.-Mrs. Hetty Green's most valuable piece of Chi- cago property has just been leased for ninety-nine years to J. T. Len- festy, wccording to an authoritative report among real estate men here. The property is valued at $1,625,000, and it is said the annual rental will 'be $6,500. It is known as the How- lind block at the southwest corner of Dearborn and Monroe streets and was held at $35,000 a front foot, the highest price ever paid in Chicago. 2} SHEPARD» POG A HERO. Rochester, Bee. 22.-The family -of Gordon Green. living 10 - miles porth of Bolivar, was saved from death early this morning when the nouse burned down by a shepard dog. The animal raced through the ' sleeping s zaed fo the propelior sant | burning house and awakened the inmates, all of whom es- caped, but the dog perished in the The ap- ' flames. 44 PRESIDENT DEAD. tin=vauifh. _ Eeuador, Dec. Fiucho Estrada. president of the re- public of Eeuador,. died here qudden- ly at midnight. 2 ol _ GVES 1M TO RUSSIA) ..JAn|rr'scuEn‘ULE'Iflf\fi System of Finance of That Coun- | Persia,: Dec. 22..-The | in the Russian ultimatum of Novem- | . respondingly increased. of the { AMERICAN _- czar Nichoras cover ALREADY HOT AFTER UNITED STATES: - . UK Bill Presented to the Dupa In ing Presént Duties loq‘?ér* - and Imposing. Duty of/ 140 Cent on Articles That) Are Admitted Free--Recent Stop en 'by Statement. ' | Colt. ' St.' Petersburg, Dec., proposing radical changes in All Russo-American treaty of cot ek. - and navigation of,183% has bes@ troduced into the duma by -«x-Pwaiii dent Guchkoff and other signerhk Pali resenting the Octobrist and N¥#M@BR alist parties which control the \SM jority of the Duma. es The bill proposes to raise e Russian dufies by 100 ber cent 6 ' also to impose a duty of 100 pge. on articles which are admitted under the present Russian % Besides these changes the DHF poses to levy duties on the j weight tax established by the im June 21, 1901, on merchandis riving by seas and to levy & tonnage tax. Should} the . p | American tonnage tax be raised {Mil the disfavor of Russian vossels @ the Russian tonpage tar will be Colt ' It is said that the schedules j to be applicable to all counts which do not grant to Russfe most favored nation treatment commerce and nay Spe The proposal is signed by the U tobrists Guchkoff, Lerkhs and Kaya kin, and will be submitted | 46 financial commission. _ oui 'The necessity for the proposed nga islation is explained in an - 20000 panying -deciaration :in which #M» stated that: the regular - tariff schedulos® which will be @ plicable. to Rusaiink goods at tha. piration of the treaty of: cont and navigetion 'of 1833 will the high as to have s prohibitire' gh | acter and that they greatly , axesuli the Russlan normal tariff and gation W. e- which -would. J .be ally applicable to Anidtican go the absence of the treaty.\ - '. The province of foreign agates outside the competence of the 'm and treaties are not «ubject approval nor is the minister for: d£1; eign affairs dnswérable to the on the state of foreign - relw Nevertheless - the Duma exe through, the buidget an influence: foreign affairs and relations. . In the long declaration b panying the bill the signers deal ly with the Russo-American: tion and recount the formal. taken by the president of the U States. €o tore \\The abrogation of the treaty B tween Russia and Americs has. direct connection with the anti-R sian agitation which has 'beer ergetically conducted in America #A ' the readmission of American & zens of the Jewish faith. | Artic 'of the treaty establishes the miu rights of entry but containg a ulation for the observance of nal laws. Deeming in spite of 6 stipulation that the eriforcement « the general Russian laws in regam to foreigners of the Jewish religian in the case of American Jewigh ciff«;} zens constitutes an infringement : ; the treaty, the house af represen tatives voted a resolution 'for. Re. abrogation. Log s i \\There cannot be any doubt that. this view is unfounded. The Rus sian government and its representa tives abroad cannot but fulfill the/<3 requirements of the Russian law cope, tained in paragraphs 2143 to 285 of“, the passport statute and paragraph> $19 and the following ones of the law on cosigl rights, as long as these- remain in force. On the- other hand the question of the admission or: non-admission into Russia of tate- mbr - gories of foreigners belongs to the: province of internal legislation upon: the general principles of internatfon- al law as well as on the strength i of article I of the treaty of 1832. \Thus the United States has en=,> acted very strict regulations serionsd ly limiting the right of entry of for- eigners and there is no doubt that the federal government would ward of any attempt to dispute the le- gality of those regulations from an international point of view.\ , The declaration then quotes texts | ° ually article II of the federal immi- .% gration law of February 20, 1907, . . * and continues: \If we take into con- - sideration also that the American . law imposes a head tax on the whole line of foreigners secking American shores it becomes clear {10W stern 8re _- i the restrictions to which Russians arriving in America are subjected. We do not question the right of the federal government to apply any im- migration laws which are dictated by reasons of state, but we must - note for that very reason that the motive for the abrogation of the treaty of 1832 adduced in the reso- luiion of the house of represénta« tives is unfounded. The statement of the views of the majority of the Duma is marked by temnerate and dignified but firm lan- guage which is characteristic atti- tude on the subject of the abroga- tion of the treaty of commerte and navigation of 1832.